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Links to the artists featured in our header photo: Kathryn Newman Glass Art|| Holly's Folly || Prima Donna Beads|| Polychrome Beads||

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Lampwork Glass Beads for Sale 6.30.15

Hi there lampwork bead fans! Check out this fun glass bead focal rhino bead from Maureen of Pumpkin Hill Beads:





Monday, June 22, 2015

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Fashionable Glass Beads 6.20.15

It's amazing that our glass bead artisans are always so timely and fashionable with their palette and designs! Just today, fashion forecasters announced that their pick for 2016 color of the year would be mint green... and your humble editor found this glass bead focal from Janel Dudley Beads featuring mint green! And the aqua in that focal??? Also popular for spring!








Friday, June 19, 2015

Lampwork Jewelry 6.19.15

Hello Glass Bead fans... summer vacations are underway... we haven't had many shares lately. But there are still stunning pieces out there! Check out this pretty floral lampwork necklace from Maria of GlasssMagic:





Wednesday, June 17, 2015

More Minions Doing Good for Beads of Courage 6.17.15

It seems the minions are everywhere and headed to Beads of Courage hospitals around the world! Jo of Kitzbitz Artglass, one of our regulars here, has generously created a tutorial for bead makers to used to create more minions for the Beads of Courage program! Be sure to check it out if you'd like to make some minions to donate!






Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Beads for Good Deeds 6.16.15

It's been a while since we shared a post about Beads for Good Deeds...so we're a bit over due. Check out the glass bead minions below! These were created by several members of the Fire and Rain Glass Bead Society in Western Washington State. These are all headed off to Beads of Courage! Makers were: Lara Lutrick, Ellen Harbison,Cheryl Matson and Anna Clarke.  Lovely job ladies! The kids are gonna love them!!!





Sunday, June 14, 2015

Lampwork Bead Sets 6.14.15

Hello glass bead fans! Ah! Summer Sunday... the perfect day to kick back with something cool to drink and nibble on a macaroon or three. These macaroons from Prima Donna Beads aren't edible...but still fun to  play with on a Sunday afternoon! What would you make with this glass bead set???





Saturday, June 6, 2015

Artisan Lampwork 6.6 and 6.7

APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE POST!!! I make sure it's scheduled for midnight and Blogger seems to do it's own thing! And if no one emails me...I'm so busy getting out the door, I don't look! I do miss the days when half a dozen of you would message me! Sooo.... we'll leave this up for the 7th as well so that our feature gets...featured!

Happy Saturday Lampwork fans! Our feature today is a lovely set of glass spacer beads from Barb of River's Edge Glass:





Friday, June 5, 2015

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Glass Bead Artisans 6.2.15

Glass Bead fans, it's time to acknowledge our cover artists for last month. Kristin, Sue, Holly, Sonja and Cindy, thank you all for your sharing your art and supporting this page!



Links to the artists featured in our header photo:

Prairie Girl Glass|| SueBeads || Holly's Folly || Silver River Jewelry|| Cindy Lynne Glass Designs||